Labour of Love

A Personal History of midwifery in Aotearoa

Joan Skinner

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Massey University Press
10 August 2023

Memoirs; Social & cultural history; Sociology: birth; Midwifery

Joan Skinner has been a midwife since 1976 and has seen extraordinary change, both in the way women are supported to give birth and in the social and political context in which they become mothers. Labour of Love weaves her own experiences as a midwife into the story of childbirth in Aotearoa: the increasing emphasis on technology and risk management, the return of midwifery autonomy, the re-acceptance of birth at home, and efforts to create birthing centres embedded in the communities they serve. It also describes her more recent work supporting the development of midwifery internationally, especially in countries across Asia, including Afghanistan and North Korea. Warm, engaging and important, Labour of Love is a story of a woman at her work, holding together the complexity of living and the growth of skill and wisdom. It is a reflection of what it means to be a midwife and a story of the fundamental connections that are made where living begins.

By: Joan Skinner
Imprint: Massey University Press
Country of Publication: New Zealand
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm,
ISBN: 9781991016423
ISBN 10: 1991016425
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 10 August 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Joan Skinner is a long-time midwife and worked as a researcher as well as a practitioner. Her many articles on a range of midwifery issues are frequently cited, and she is well known in midwifery circles as a leading advocate of home birth. In 2019 she completed at master's in creative writing at the International Institute of Modern Letters at Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington.